Eva Ollikainen
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Ollikainen and the ISO's vivid and colourful accounts cast fresh light on all four works. A recording that will do much to seal Pärt's symphonic legacy for years to come. —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 17th April 2026
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Anna Thorvaldsdottir: Archora & Aion
RecommendedAnna Thorvaldsdottir, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Eva Ollikainen
In effect, both works demonstrate the inseparability of time and space – and their key lies finally in Thorvaldsdottir’s extraordinarily subtle, constantly shifting details of foreground and... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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Anders Nilsson: Orchestral Works
Martin Sturfält (piano)
Vasteras Sinfonietta, Eva Ollikainen, Gábor Takács-Nagy
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Bára Gísladöttir: Orchestral Works
Bára Gísladóttir (soloist), Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Eva Ollikainen
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Kien: Orchestral Works
Laura Stephenson (harp)
Västerås Sinfonietta, Eva Ollikainen, Anna-Maria Helsing
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Kabalevsky & Schumann: Cello Concertos
Theodor Lyngstad (cello), Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra, Eva Ollikainen
A shrewd and compelling coupling for a debut album in the solo spot...it’s the Kabalevsky that is the big selling point for the Norwegian cellist, and unlikely though these works are as bedfellows,... —
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Kalevi Aho: Timpani & Piano Concertos
Ari-Pekka Mäenpää (timpani), Sonja Fräki (piano)
Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, Erkki Lasonpalo, Eva Ollikainen
Ari-Pekka Mäenpää, who workshopped the score with Aho, plays it heroically but it’s difficult not to conclude that these lumbering instruments aren’t charismatic enough to headline a half-hour... —
